CONTENTS 1
Learning Points and Exercises 1
LESSON ONE FAMILY LIFE 1
Dialogue 1 Family Life In England And Abroad 1
Dialogue 2 Ali's Future 2
Passage 1 A Note From Nora 3
Passage 2 The Browns 4
Passage 3 Cilla Black 5
LESSON TWO CHANGING PATTERNS 7
Dialogue 1 A Family Talk 7
Passage 1 Families Of The Past,Present,And Future 8
Passage 2 Husbands And Wives 9
Passage 3 An Elderly Father Shocks His Family 10
Passage 4 Changes In Family Life 11
LESSON THREE EDUCATION ABROAD 12
Passage 1 The Open University 12
Passage 2 Does A Good EducationReally Matter? 13
Passage 3 Proprietary School 14
Passage 4 Summerhill—An Experimental School 15
Passage 5 Universities In Britain 16
LESSON FOUR WHAT TO LEARN 18
Dialogue 1 Finding Out About A Course 18
Dialogue 2 Teaching Practice 19
Passage 1 Slang 20
Passage 2 Opinions On Exams 20
Passage 3 Different Views In Education 21
LESSON FIVE SPORTS INVENTED 23
Passage 1 The Birth Of American Football 23
Passage 2 The Olympic Marathon 24
Passage 3 You Can't Keep A Good Sport Down 25
Passage 4 The History Of Roller-Skating 26
Passage 5 The Invention of The Basketball 27
LESSON SIX SPORTS PAGE 28
Dialogue 1 Bill The Referee 28
Dialogue 2 Athletics And Other Sports 29
Passage 1 Basketball Marathon 30
Passage 2 A Thousand Voices 31
Passage 3 Swimming Competition 32
LESSON SEVEN ENJOYING A PLEASANT EVENING 33
Dialogue 1 Planning A Night Out 33
Dialogue 2 No Accounting For Tastes 33
Dialogue 3 After The Concert 34
Dialogue 4 The Final Episode 35
Dialogue 5 Glad To Be Invited 36
LESSON EIGHT ENTERTAINMENT 37
Dialogue 1 A Fascinating Programme 37
Dialogue 2 Good Planning 38
Passage 1 Local Night Out 38
Passage 2 The Fishing Expedition 39
Passage 3 Crossword Puzzles 40
LESSON NINE ANIMAL CORNER(Ⅰ) 41
Dialogue 1 Choosing A Pet 41
Passage 1 Children And Dogs 42
Passage 2 An Amusing Incident 43
Passage 3 Do Pigs Swim? 43
Passage 4 ARegular Visitor 44
LESSON TEN ANIMAL CORNER （Ⅱ) 46
Passage 1 Birds That Help Us 46
Passage 2 Dolphins(Part Ⅰ) 47
Passage 3 Dolphins(Part Ⅱ) 47
Passage 4 The MonarchButterfly 48
Passage 5 What A Fine Web It Weaves! 49
LESSON ELEVEN FAMOUS CITIES 51
Passage 1 A Watery World 51
Passage 2 Cambridge 52
Passage 3 Welcome To Sydney 53
Passage 4 Propping Up Mexico City 54
Passage 5 New Orleans 55
LESSON TWELVE SIGHTSEEING 56
Dialogue 1 Sightseeing In Grand Teton National Park 56
Dialogue 2 A Half-day Tour Arrangement 57
Passage 1 Old Faithful 58
Passage 2 The Fountain Of Trevi 59
Passage 3 Sightseeing In WashinGton D.C 60
LESSON THIRTEEN CHANGING CUSTOMS 62
Dialogue 1 Kids Are Different These Days 62
Dialogue 2 Do You Call That Singing? 63
Dialogue 3 It Belonged To Your Grandparents 64
Passage 1 Our Family Is Becoming Japanese 65
Passage 2 Different Sense Of Social Time 66
LESSON FOURTEEN GIVING INSTRUCTIONS 67
Dialogue 1 Is This OK? 67
Dialogue 2 A Piece Of Good Advice 67
Passage 1 How To Use A Fever Thermometre 68
Passage 2 The Art Of Dancing 70
Passage 3 Launching Your Kite 71
LESSON FIFTEEN ACCIDENTS 72
Dialogue 1 An Accident In The Street 72
Dialogue 2 How Come You're Limping? 73
Dialogue 3 A Strange Accident 74
Passage 1 Hit-and-run 75
Passage 2 Trapped In A Lift 76
LESSON SIXTEEN DISASTERS 78
Passage 1 The Unsinkable Titanic 78
Passage 2 WestEnd Shop Fire 79
Passage 3 The Terrible Explosion 80
Passage 4 Air Pollution 81
Passage 5 Pompeii 82
LESSON SEVENTEEN INTERVIEW(Ⅰ) 83
Dialogue 1 It Feels Great 83
Dialogue 2 About Your Background 84
Dialogue 3 I Like Playing Daddies Best 85
Dialogue 4 What Did You Witness? 86
Dialogue 5 How Much I Was Enjoying It 87
LESSON EIGHTEEN INTERVIEW(Ⅱ) 88
Dialogue 1 Richard Gets A New Job 88
Dialogue 2 We'll Take Chances 88
Dialogue 3 A World Famous Star 89
Passage 1 Types Of Interview(Part Ⅰ) 90
Passage 2 Types Of Interview(Part Ⅱ) 91
LESSON NINETEEN STORIES(Ⅰ) 92
Passage 1 A Traveller's Tale 92
Passage 2 "Mad Dog" 93
Passage 3 Any Apple Tree In Front Of My House? 94
Passage 4 At The Train Station 95
Passage 5 An Extraordinary Bang 96
LESSON TWENTY STORIES(Ⅱ) 97
Passage 1 A Strange"Letter" 97
Passage 2 Honest Jim 98
Passage 3 A Farthing 99
Passage 4 Originality Is Not Everything(Part Ⅰ) 100
Passage 5 Originality Is Not Everything(Part Ⅱ) 101
Tapescript and Answers 103
LESSON ONE FAMILY LIFE 103
LESSON TWO CHANGING PATTERNS 107
LESSON THREE EDUCATION ABROAD 110
LESSON FOUR WHAT TO LEARN 113
LESSON FIVE SPORTS INVENTED 117
LESSON SIX SPORTS PAGE 120
LESSON SEVEN ENJOYING A PLEASANT EVENING 123
LESSON EIGHT ENTERTAINMENT 127
LESSON NINE ANIMAL CORNER(Ⅰ) 131
ESSON TEN ANIMAL CORNER(Ⅱ) 134
LESSON ELEVEN FAMOUS CITIES 137
LESSON TWELVE SIGHTSEEING 140
LESSON THIRTEEN CHANGING CUSTOMS 144
LESSON FOURTEEN GIVING INSTRUCTIONS 147
LESSON FIFTEEN ACCIDENTS 150
LESSON SIXTEEN DISASTERS 154
LESSON SEVENTEEN INTERVIEW(Ⅰ) 157
LESSON EIGHTEEN INTERVIEW(Ⅱ) 161
LESSON NINETEEN STORIES(Ⅰ) 165
LESSON TWENTY STORIES(Ⅱ) 168